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Canadian MPs suspected of treason kept anonymous and in office

The NSICOP report revealed that parliamentarians have willingly collaborated with foreign actors, yet we are likely to face a conspiracy of silence

The evidence, from the more than 4,000 documents reviewed by NSICOP and dozens of interviews with senior government and intelligence officials, shows that “foreign actors” – the People’s Republic of China and India are both named – have not just “intimidated or pressured parliamentarians” but in some cases have enjoyed their willing collaboration. Justice Hogue’s inquiry was given restrictive terms of reference – all the business about who knew what when was supposed to be stuffed into her initial report, two weeks after the close of hearings, though the judge found a way around that – and has been denied important documents on cabinet confidentiality grounds. Though the report frankly condemns the actions of the MPs as “illegal,” it is even franker in conceding that none are likely to face charges, “owing to Canada’s failure to address the long-standing issue of protecting classified information and methods in judicial processes.” In the U.S. and Britain, legislators have gone to jail for accepting money and favours from foreigners.

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